No. 245

Total 911

The world’s finest Porsche magazine

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Total 911 Opening Shot
At the end of a thrilling day driving around NorCal, three Porsche 997s stand at rest, overlooking the setting sun and gentle waves of the Pacific Ocean. However, these are no ordinary 997s. Bigger and better than factory spec, these magnificent cars
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Welcome
Hybridisation has arrived in the 911, but not in the way any of us thought. It’s not the first hybrid 911 outright – that accolade goes to the 997 GT3 R of 2010 (you can read more on page 28), though this was a race car built specifically for the Nür
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Update
One of the most historically important 911s will go on display in London later this year, over 40 years after its public debut The original 1973 911 Turbo ‘Prototype’ is set to go on show in August at London’s Concours of Elegance. One of the most hi
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Future PLC Quay House, The AmburyBath, BA1 1UA, UK Editorial Editor-at-large Lee Sibleylee.sibley@futurenet.comArt Editor Jamie SchildhauerOperations Editor Cliff Hope Contributors Mike Bickell, Andy Brookes, James Bullen, Alisdair Cusick, Chris De
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Views
Dear Sir, May I add a counterpoint to your excellent ‘Porsche Moment’ from issue 244, featuring Steve McQueen and Paul Newman’s racing credentials. I remember in my youth a newspaper article in the early 1970s:’NEWMAN WILL KILL HIMSELF TRYING TO CATC
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Spotted
Interesting, unusual and rare. That’s pretty much the brief for our monthly search of the classifieds for Spotted. For this issue’s instalment you can add serendipitous – certainly in relation to the timing. Only last month we highlighted the 911 SC
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The New Era
The 992.2-generation is here, and Porsche is kicking off the new era with seven new models. These are split between the rear-drive Carrera Coupe and Cabriolet (more on those beginning on page 24), and five GTS models: the rear-driven GTS Coupe and Ca
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997 Gt3 R: The First Hybrid 911
In the 2000s, to improve its image F1 turned to KERS. The kinetic energy recovery system harvested heat, otherwise wasted, from braking and transformed it to power, the driving wheels. Within a decade regenerative braking was a feature of mass-produc
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SECRETS OF Sonderwunsch
Total 911: Alexander, we’ll start by asking you what is Sonderwunsch at Porsche? Alexander Fabig: Sondwerwunsch is where we realise a customer’s specific wishes when it comes to colours, materials and design elements. What’s the difference between E
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997 Goes Touring
Gualala, northern California. Far away from the hubbub of The Golden State’s major cities, and very far away from Stuttgart and the home of the sports car that this magazine is dedicated to, one could question what, indeed, has brought Total 911 to t
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911 style Through The Ages
The 911 was already an automotive icon decades before ‘iconic’ became one of the most overused adjectives in the English language. For most people the 911’s high-ranking status was the result of its immediately identifiable shape. It’s one that, amaz
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Porsche Performance Unlocked
So you think you can drive? Let’s face it, we all like to believe we’re a dab hand behind the wheel, able to unlock – at the very least – a significant proportion of our Porsche’s performance potential. Yet the reality is, there’s always room for imp
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The Economist’s Case For Buying A Used 911
When readers contact Total 911 with requests, we always try hard to comply. So when issue 242’s letters page received a suggestion from Andrew Hobin that we should repeat and update a piece I wrote in the magazine’s distant past, it was passed on to
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Living the Legend
Surrey, UK @npjeffery @npjeffery Model 991.1 GTSYear 2015Acquired AUGUST 2022 I’ve just returned from a road trip in the 991.1 GTS, covering 1,299 miles across France, Luxembourg, Germany and Belgium with TIPEC Kent & South East London Region entit
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Premier Porsche
Full specs, ratings and market values of every Porsche 911 model from 1963 to 2024 can be found starting on page 82 Looking for a new 911? The classifieds from our independent specialist partners are the first place where you should start your search
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Data File
911s in the data file are organised in rows according to release date, beginning with the very first model in 1964. Many models were available in Coupe, Targa and Cabriolet forms, with the option of automatic transmission. Here, data has been provide
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Porsche Moment
More books have been written about Porsche than any other motor manufacturer, but standing out among over 100 texts is Excellence Was Expected by Karl Ludvigsen. Few books are regarded as the veritable bible on their subject, but Excellence undoubted

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